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1930s

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The North Shore - A View Northwest from the Site of the Union

LaVerne Filled in With Silt and Sediment from College Creek

Re-opening of the Lake After Dam Construction and Excavation of Silt

ABeautiful Water Garden Near Union Bay

The View East from Welch Avenue

The Original Swans

Swans Feeding Along the Shore

 

1940s

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An Art Class on the North Shore

Two Students Stroll Near the Old Outfall

Scandalous View of the Knees

 

1950s

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To Dredge Lake LaVerne; First Time Since 1934, 3-29-1959

Student audience watches lake dredging begin, 4-23-1959

Lake dredging slow,more water needed, 4-30-1959

Dredging goes smoother without student 'help', 4-30-1959

Lake LaVerne Dredging to be finished May 30 , 5-22-1959

No Title, 7-1-1959

Very Exciting Canoe Races

Winning Boat Racers!

Winter recreation?, 4-1-1959

 

1960s

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The Great Fish Mystery, 12-16-1960

No Lake Draining in Street Project, 1-10-1962

History of Lake LaVerne: Built, Dynamited, Repaired, 6-21-1962

ISU Lake Fish Die by Thousands, 11-5-1962

Tree Spraying Causes Death of Lake Fish, 11-6-1962

Gunderson Explains Use of Insecticide Killing Fish, 11-10-1962

Find Hog Sewage Drains Into Lake, 11-14-1962

Lake LaVerne Dam Blasted, 4-3-1963

No Title, 4-29-1963

LaVerne Dam Hole Plugged, 5-2-1963

Air- conditioning Feeds Lake, 10-4-1963

Fill In Lake Laverne, 11-14-1963

Writer Defends Lake and Asks Clear Water for Lake LaVerne, 11-16-1963

They Like The Lake, 12-4-1963

Signal System For Skating, 1-6-1964

Sewage In Lake? 'Hogwash' -- Prof., 1-31-1964

Friley Garbage? No, Just LaVerne, 2-21-1964

Dam Breaking Up, 7-23-1964

Lake LaVerne Washout Will Be Repaired Soon, 10-9-1964

Lake LaVerne Has Seen Many Changes In History, 7-11-1965

Lake Is Not Being Purified, 8-4-65

$6,000 For Warmth, 2-4-1966

History of Lake LaVerne Includes Bombs, Research, 3-10-1966

Lake LaVerne Becomes Giant Goldfish Bowl, 9-13-1966

Lake LaVerne Is Powdered, 9-23-1966

Strange Duck Enjoys Eating LaVerne Fish, 10-29-1966

Engineers Present Lake LaVerne Clean Up Idea, 11-1-1966

Students Ask Clean Lake, 11-4-1966

Fish Flounder As DDT Blows In Lake LaVerne, 4-13-1967

Concerned About Fish; DDT Poisoning People, 4-18-1967

Lamenting LaVerne, 6-15-1967

Orphaned Lake LaVerne, 7-7-1967

No Title, 8-2-1967

Lake LaVerne Now 50 Years Old, 8-16-1968

A Beautiful Autumn View of the Lake from the Old Outfall

A Smaller Lake LaVerne, 9-6-1962

Lunkers... (picture), 11-5-1962

Man and Carp (picture), 11-6-1962

Frats Try Out Their Paddles on Canoes

 

1970s

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Lake LaVerne-Iowa State's 'Big Muddy', 4-22-1970

Pollution In LaVerne Lowest In Ames Area, 10-7-1970

Pollution Rumors Awash, 5-18-1972

Lake LaVerne Animal Life Sampled, Studdied, 11-13-1974

Lake LaVerne Rec Days Start Saturday, 9-18-75

Stray Duck Given Home At ISU, 12-12-1975

Car Gets Ticket On Lake LaVerne, 1-14-1977

LaVerne Ice Looks Inviting But Keep Those Hot Feet Off, 12-15-1978

Elaine, New Lancelot Inhabit Lake, 4-17-1979

Lake LaVerne Is Filling With Silt, 10-19-1979

APleasant Canoe Ride

Enjoying Some Peace on the South Shore

 

 

1980s

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Lake Project Sinking, Students Seek 80,000, 3-20-1980

Lake Too Dirty For Cleaning, 4-22-1980

Lake I Safe-But No Swimming, 7-3-1980

Lancelot The Swan Slain; Shooting Suspected, 9-24-1980

Study On Future Of Lake Scheduled For Release Soon, 9-30-1981

LaVerne Restoration Plan Soon Final, 4-21-1982

Rats Go To lake LaVerne For Their Summer Vacation, 6-3-1982

Rat Epidemic Under Control, 7-8-1982

LaVerne Rats Eye Food Service, 11-9-1982

Lake LaVerne Restoration Eyed,3-4-1983

Swan Tangles With Fishing Line; Dies, 6-9-1983

Boat People, 9-7-1983

Lake LaVerne Launches Fleet, 9-11-1984

Lake LaVerne: Is It A Landmark Or Just Scum,11-8-1984

Lake Placid, 11-21-1984

Students Reel In Lake LaVerne Trash, 4-4-1985

Water Warriors, 5-3-1985

Tag Alongs, 10-3-1985

ISU Students Brave Chilly Lake LaVerne, 3-19-1986

Lake LaVerne Lacks Lifeguards, 3-19-1986

Campus Camper, 5-19-1986

Canoe Can Do, 6-28-1986

Lake Is Safe, 7-3-1986

Lake LaVerne Launches Fleet, 9-11-1986

Choose To Save Lake LaVerne, 2-11-1988

They're Back And Ready For Crumbs, 3-23-1988

Engineers' Cement Canoe Can Do, 4-20-1988

Project CULL, 4-20-1988

Lake LaVerne Face Lift On Schedule, 10-3-1988

Beaver Chomping Lake LaVerne Tree, 11-22-1988

Chewsy Beaver Finds A Home At ISU Lake, 11-25-1988

Swans Don't Worry About Winter Cold Fronts, 12-2-1988

An Easy Way Out, 1-20-1989

Dreaded Beaver, 2-7-1989

Not A Sanctuary, 2-10-1989

Clean Up Our Lake, 4-13-1989

Environmental Problems at ISU; Clean Up Of Lake LaVerne Slated, 4-28-1989

Cardboard Boats Float Like a Rock, 5-5-1989

ISU's Lake LaVerne Outlives Rumors, 7-11-1989

Continued from 7-11-1989

Get Along Little Duckie: LaVerne Ducks, 8-31-1989

Costs Delay Lake Laverne Renovations, 9-11-1989

Students Clean Up LaVerne, 9-18-1989

Boat People, 9-7-1983Evening Relaxation

An Early Winter Scene

Couple Reclining On the Shore

Feeding the Swans

 

 

1990s

Headlines

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Beaver Solution Was Not Thought Out, Trapper Says, 3-1-1990

Beavers Find Refuge At Vet Med, 3-1-1990 continued

Project CULL, 4-22-1991

Lake Latrine: Iowa State Landmark Needs Cleaning, 8-27-1991

Hey Swan Watchers! Chilly Lancelot and Elaine Will Be Fine, 11-7-1991

'Heroes' Nab Elusive Lake LaVerne Swans After 15-Minute Chase, 11-21-1991

Lake Latrine, 4-24-1992

Memories Of Mid-Iowa, 3-1-1994

ISU to Clean Lake LaVerne, 3-14-1994

Plans Moving Forward For Renovation Of Lake LaVerne, 10-5-1994

LAS Council Gets New Swans For LaVerne, 12-8-94

Senior Class Gift To Renovate Lake Laverne, 1-27-1995

Lake LaVerne Restoration Set To Wrap Up Next Month, 7-14-1995

ISU's Lake LaVerne Facing A Fresh Future, 7-21-1995

Officials Say Trumpeter Swans Are Doing Well, 3-7-1996

Lake LaVerne Subject To April Fool's Prank, 4-2-1996

Campus Lake Dyed Green; ISU Not Amused By Prank,4-3-1996

Lake LaVerne Gets a Dye Job -- Blue, This Time, 4-3-1996

Lake LaVerne Undergoes New Color Change, 4-8-1996

It's a Dirty Job, But . . ., 8-8-1997

Cleaning Up the Littered Shore

ACommunity Resource - Kids Like it too!

An Evening Stroll Along the North Shore

Swans in Early Winter

 

 

  • Headlines are taken from the ISU Daily (reproduced with permission)
  • Photos are taken from the ISU "Bomb" and the ISU Daily (reproduced with permission).

 

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